Admission to rehab increases risk of postoperative venous thromboembolism and bleeding after operative fixation of femoral neck fractures
In patients with FNF, discharge to inpatient rehabilitation was associated with increased risk of postoperative VTE and bleeding. LOS ≥5 days was also associated with increased VTE risk, demonstrating the importance of timely hospital discharge.
Authors
- Rushad Patell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8426-3398)
- Brian Hollenbeck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2946-9278)
- Eric L. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1609-7639)
- Gloria Coden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2546-2343)
- Samantha Simon
- Hannah I. Travers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5734-1637)
- Mikhail Kuznetsov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8254-3380)
Institutions
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
- New England Baptist Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Orthopaedics
- Published
- 2025-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jor.2025.01.032
- Primary Topic
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00